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2 DECEMBER 2016

From the HelmFred Harris, President, Bath Iron Works

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As we prepare to close the books on 2016 and look ahead to ma-

jor changes in the New Year, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on what we have accomplished and what the future might hold.

At the end of this year, I will retire from a long and rewarding career in shipbuilding. I want to extend a sincere “Thank you” to the BIW workforce. It’s been my pleasure and dis-tinct honor to be here. I’m very proud of what we have achieved in the past three years.

When I arrived, I said safety trumps everything. That is still true. Injuries affect more than the worker who gets hurt, they affect everyone who relies on that person

– family, friends and coworkers. Injury rates have dropped but they still are higher than the indus-try average. Safety is something everyone must keep striving to improve, every day.

We delivered DDG 1000 to the Navy – the most advanced de-stroyer ever built. DDG 115 is un-dergoing sea trials, the first ship in a program that had been cancelled then restarted four years later. We have built a remarkable ship. We also look forward to Christening DDG 116 early next year, and will soon lay the keel for DDG 1002.

There have been many improve-ments in how ships are built here, not all as visible as the new Out-fitting Hall and Blast and Paint building:

• 48 databases to track ship construction were reduced to four

• 40,000 design and planning errors in the DDG-51 class design were corrected and 150,000 de-sign improvements were added

• Improved material deliv-ery, including slump reduction

through better kitting• Robust training for new

mechanics so they can “hit the ground running”

• A Professional Develop-ment Program to ensure that future generations of managers and leaders have broad experience through-

out the shipyardContinual improvement

across the company must become a way of life. Driving down costs is vital to winning fu-ture work.

If you succeed, then BIW’s future is bright – ensur-

ing strong, safe ships for our sailors and Marines and securing good-paying manu-

facturing jobs for our current employees and for genera-tions to come.

Perhaps it’s fitting that I end my career here in Maine, where it began when I graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1967. I still cherish the lessons learned there: personal integrity matters; address problems as they occur; pay attention to details because small things can have large im-pacts. They have served me well over the years and I have tried to share them with the people I’ve worked with.

Bath Iron Works has top notch leadership and a healthy mix of experienced talent and youthful vigor. This shipyard is positioned to accomplish great things in the future. I wish you nothing but the best.

On the cover: Workers gather outside the Trades Learning Center during a moment of silence held throughout BIW to honor veterans on Veterans Day.

ContentsEmployee Spotlight – 4

Big Brothers Big Sisters – 5

One Step Closer to Delivery – 6

Health Improvements – 8

Maine Veterans Take Flight – 9

CPI Awards – 10

From the Fleet – 12

History Snapshot – 13

Service Anniversaries – 16

New Hires/Retirees – 17

Fit for Life Praised - 18

Safety Hub – 19

Faces of BIW – 20

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From Father to daughterDeanne Knight Blake received

a surprise last month when she unwrapped a pallet in the main yard.

In his off hours, her father Norman Knight, a Welder at EBMF, had his tool box refurbished for Blake, who is a BIW Electrician. Knight, a 43-year employee who will be retiring soon, wanted to pass it on to his daughter.

Blake was moved by the gesture.“It’s great to be working at a company

that my dad has proudly worked for and to have his toolbox is awesome!” she said.

Knight’s friend Dave Gilchrist, a Welder, was the one who created the artwork on the toolbox.

Along with her name and badge number, the forest green tool box now bears an appropriate quote:

“Experience & Knowledge is a gift that one generation passes on to the next . . . to enlighten their journey.”

4 DECEMBER 2016

NEWSBIW

distRibution CHanGesBIW News is changing its distribution schedule in 2017 as well as making other adjustments. The newsletter will be published quarterly, with winter, spring, summer and fall issues. The next issue will be published in February.

BIW News is published quarterly by the Communications Department (D94) of Bath Iron Works and is produced internally in the BIW Print Shop.

Comment s and suGGes tions aRe welCome Forward to David Hench at Mail Stop 1210 or by email at david.hench@gdbiw.com.

tell us about youRselF.I reside in Lewiston with my hus-band Allen of eight years and our daughter Avery who is 3 years old. We also have two dogs: Bruno our Norwegian Elkhound and Papi our very grumpy Chihuahua. I have my bachelor’s degree in Account-ing from University of Maine and I graduated in 2005 with my MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. I worked as an accoun-tant for almost 15 years.

How lonG Have you been at biw? I came to BIW seven years ago and have been in Procurement ever since.

wHat do most PeoPle not know about you?I’m an active member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH) Com-munity. I currently hold a seat on two boards; I’m the Treasurer for Maine Hands and Voices and I’m on the State of Maine Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board. I’m also part of the educational sub-committee for the advisory board, where we focus on educating doc-tors, nurses and parents on the Newborn Hearing Exams.

My daughter Avery was born with a progres-sive hearing loss. Currently, she has bi-lateral Moderate / Se-vere hearing loss and wears pink and green hearing aids with purple glit-ter. Life some-times brings you places you

never imagined and because of this I found a passion I never knew I had.

wHat is one tHinG you Couldn’t live witHout?Ice coffee—and lots of it.

wHat is youR biGGest Pet Peeve? I don’t really know if I have one…but, my husband did bring this GI-ANT MOOSE HEAD into our house that I would LOVE to donate to someone! God, I hate that thing, but I deal with it. He would seriously kill me if I did give it away! A girl can dream though…

wHat asPeCt oF youR job do you enjoy tHe most?I love dealing with the vendors, trou-bleshooting and managing equip-ment problems.

iF you weRe stRanded on an island, wHat is tHe one tHinG tHat you Couldn’t live witHout? Toothpaste!

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big brothers big sisters thanks biwEmployees at Bath Iron Works were

presented with the “Big Impact Award” for their long-standing generous support for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick at the 35th anniversary banquet on Nov. 10 at the Brunswick Hotel and Tavern.

“BIW employees have always been incredibly generous and supportive of our programs, but they have really stepped it up in the past two years,” said Lindsay MacDonald, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick. The Bowl for Kids’ Sake events in 2015 and 2016 combined with gate collections last year raised $36,450.

MacDonald credited the work of dedicated BIW volunteers who have encouraged, organized and supported their fellow employees to achieve fundraising goals.

Accepting the award on behalf of the BIW employees were Engineering Director Eric London, who is also a Big Brother, Welding Superintendent Tom Stevens, who is on the BBBS board, and Director of Ships Completion Phil Kinney, a long-time supporter.

“We are helping young children by supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters, giving them the resources needed to run the

program,” said Kinney. “Not only are we helping kids, we are creating teams inside of Bath Iron Works. This is a huge team-building event.”

Money raised helps fund one-on-one youth mentoring programs in the communities of Sagadahoc County as well as Brunswick and Harpswell.

“BIW donations are a major factor in the number of matches the agency is able to support,” London said. “Those matches allow young people to enjoy the benefits of

having a mentor which include higher self-esteem, improved performance at school, and enhanced social skills.”

“Mentoring a young person in the community and watching them grow serves as a reminder of how important each individual person is,” said London. “I encourage anyone to consider becoming a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters. It is a rewarding experience for both parties.”

L to r: Phil Kinney and Eric London, receiving the Impact Award on behalf of Bath Iron Works employees. Tom Stevens with a very Big Brother, Celtics legend Dave Cowens, who was the keynote speaker at the banquet.

The BIW Security Force for the 3rd year in a row grew their facial hair to

support Disabled American Veterans. If you are used to seeing a clean shaven Security Force you may have noticed many different shades of beards last month. Just keep in mind it was for a good cause. Those who participated donated $10 a week throughout the month of November but as soon as Dec. 1 rolled around, a cleaner cut security force was back protecting the yard. According to 1st Sgt. Sean Clement, they raised over $700 for a great cause. “The money will help veterans get the help that they need,” he said. BIW security is made up of veterans and former law enforcement, so this foundation touches close to home.

ThIRd ANNUAlno shave november

L to r: 1st Sgt. Ray Doughty, Cpl. Timothy Morse, 1st Sgt. Sean Clement, and Cpl. Eric Henley.

6 DECEMBER 2016

Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) completed a successful Builder’s Trials last

month, bringing it one step closer to Acceptance Trials and ultimately to its delivery to our Navy customer.

The four-day trials focused on weapons systems and included launching missiles and firing the destroyer’s five-inch and Phalanx guns at a test range off the coast of New Jersey.

“When we take a ship to sea on the weapons trial it is when the collective efforts of all parties who have built this great ship come together to demonstrate her capabilities,” said Clint Robbins, Director of Ships Completion. The men and women of BIW who assembled and tested the

ship, the Aegis Weapons System test team (ATT), which plays a leading role in the integration of the ship’s sensors and weapons systems and the SupShip Bath engineering and quality team, all worked together on this major event in the life of a new ship, Robbins said.

“Rafael Peralta performed very strong and completed the mission she was prepared for by our collective teams, which put her together and tested her systems,” Robbins said. “A hearty ‘well done’ to the team for a great job. Our Navy is getting a great ship.”

When Rafael Peralta joins the U.S. Navy fleet, it will become an integral part of our nation’s ability to project power and preserve security across the

globe.DDG 115 is the first Arleigh Burke-

class destroyer built in Bath since the Navy restarted the DDG 51 program after a break of more than four years.

Bath shipbuilders already are incorporating the experience of building DDG 115 into the work going into Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) and Daniel Inouye (DDG 118)—improving quality, efficiency and schedule.

At Rafael Peralta’s next set of trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) will conduct a thorough dockside and at-sea inspection to determine if it will recommend the government accept delivery of the ship.

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DECEMBER 2016 7

Three BIW Engineers graduated from the Engineering Development

Program (EDP) on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Fitzgerald Conference Center.

Graduates, Andrew Blackman, Kiva Hermansen and Eric Schuyler completed the two-year program developed for Engineers, providing them a unique opportunity to rotate through multiple business areas.

Led by Senior Program Manager, Mark Poitras, the program allows participants to gain management perspective and insight into the shipbuilding process.

At a minimum, rotations include Design, Planning, Production and Engineering assignments. To be selected

for the program, Engineers must apply for this opportunity and be endorsed by their management.

On occasion other assignments are given to the EDP participants. Blackman was assigned to the Off-Shore Patrol Cutter (OPC) proposal effort and delivered the proposal to Washington D.C. Hermansen did a rotation in the Human Resource Department allowing her to offer employment to people who became current coworkers. Schuyler worked with

Gerri Redmond on the ground floor of the Digital Steel project, where CATIA V6 data is automatically extracted to drive the robotics machine at Hardings.

Congratulations to the 2016 graduates for completing this important program and we wish them well in their new positions: Blackman – ILS Planning Manager, Hermansen – Position in D40 Electrical Engineering and Schuyler – Hull 508 Engineering Rep.

engineering development Graduates

Andrew Blackman Kiva Hermansen Eric Schuyler

animal shelter thanks biw employeesVolunteers from the Lincoln County Animal Shelter (LCAS)

accompanied by dogs needing new homes were positioned at the main yard, CROF and James on a cold morning in November to collect donations. The generosity came through again from the BIW family, which donated $1,804 to cover the care of homeless animals and the cost of finding them new homes.

LCAS serves surrounding communities and virtually never turns down an animal in need. These funds will go to the feeding, medical care and support of every type of animal—birds, bunnies, cats, dogs and even goats. Roosters and horses have also been res-cued and cared for at LCAS. This shelter and their staff are a vital and crucial part of our community.

On behalf of the staff of Lincoln County Animal Shelter and the animals who will benefit from all the donations—a huge, heartfelt thank you to the BIW Family for their continuing generosity.

Caroline Dorr, Engineering Technical Clerk

8 DECEMBER 2016

Health improvements

three things to know before borrowing from Retirement account savings

If you’re in a situation where you need extra cash now, you may be peeking at all your accounts to see what you can tap. While your retirement savings may seem like a good place to start, here are three important factors to consider before taking money from this account:

1. it’s not free money—it’s a loan.When you tap retirement plan savings, you are taking a loan from your account, one you are required to repay. So, before you initiate that loan, be sure you can afford to take the immediate hit to your paycheck and cash flow.

2. borrowed money is no longer working as hard for you.Sure, the cash you take out is helping you with some short-term needs. However, at the same time, you lose the long-term growth potential that your money could’ve had within your retirement account. We’re talking about compounding interest, potential dividends and participation in any growth in the markets — an opportunity lost. You have to weigh whether you can afford the potential long term hit to your savings.

3. Repayment speeds up if you leave your job.Keep this in mind: The loan repayment period you agree to is only valid as long as you’re working with your current employer. Once you leave your employer — by choice or by termination — you must repay the loan in full within 60 days. What happens if you don’t? The IRS will treat that loan as a taxable distribution, hitting you with a tax bill on the outstanding amount — plus a 10 percent early-withdrawal penalty.

Here’s the bottom line: When you are looking across your accounts to see where you can tap money, you’d be wise to look at your retirement account as a last resort. Your money is working hardest for you in that account — and borrowing from it comes with some potentially costly strings.

DECEMBER 2016 9

Don Emerson, Supervisor, Techni-cal Publications recently had the

opportunity to travel on an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. as a companion for his father Paul Emerson, 89, a retired Senior Chief from the Navy Construc-tion Battalion. Paul was a Navy Seabee in World War II and the Korean War.

Honor Flight is a non-profit organi-zation providing senior veterans an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to see the memorials honoring their service in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The organization was founded in Ohio by Earl Morse, who now lives on Vinal-haven.

Morse was inspired after speaking with several veterans of World War II who said they had not had a chance to visit Wash-ington D.C. and who did not get honored for their service when they returned home from war. Using private donations, Morse has been able to fly 180,000 veterans from across the country to the nation’s capital.

Don Emerson and his dad flew with 45 Maine veterans, 45 companions and 10 organization members on Oct. 28, on Southwest Airlines, which donates over 2,000 free tickets to the non-profit group each year. The three-day trip included visits to Fort McHenry, where the Star Spangled Banner was written, the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial and the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.

Emerson recalled a touching moment when the group visited the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. A 99-year old woman veteran, one of four women in the group, was greeted and hugged as she entered the memorial, by a female General.

They were then off to the Navy Seabees Memorial, which was of special interest to Emerson’s father. The Navy Seabees are a construction battalion that operates heavy equipment and helps to build air-fields, hospitals, base camps and bunkers for military uses.

Dinner was served at Ft. Meade with entertainment by the Army’s Six-String Soldiers Band. Emerson said his father usually does not talk about his service but at the dinner table, the conversation re-ally flowed, with veterans talking about their action in the service including one who landed on Iwo Jima.

When they returned to Maine, the veterans were greeted at the Portland airport by hundreds of people, including Gov. Paul LePage, Congressman Bruce Poliquin, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, veter-ans groups and members of the public, all cheering and thanking them for their service. The group received hugs, hand-shakes, cards and gifts, giving them the reception they hadn’t received when they returned from war.

Emerson said his father really appreci-ated the experience.

“Dad was thrilled with his opportunity to go.”

maine veterans take Flight

L to r: Paul Emerson and his son, Don Emerson, in Washington, D.C. during Honor Flight trip

45 Maine veterans, visiting the World War II Memorial.

Using private donations, Morse

has been able to fly 180,000 veterans from across the country to the

nation’s capital.

10 DECEMBER 2016

Call tHe CPi Hotline at ext. 5171 for help submitting your Process Improvement ideas

Award categories and winners are as follows:

Quarterly CPi awardsOn Tuesday, October 25th, the CPI team hosted the Quarterly CPI Awards in the MSC Shipway Conference Center. The crowd ap-plauded as over 20 of our BIW teammates accepted their award certificate and prize for their out-standing contributions to continu-ous improvement during the third quarter of 2016.

Process ImprovementAwards

The Thomas Edison Award:Most PIIs initiated by a Mechanicjerry mclaughlin (d19)dennis murphy (d19)Richard allen jr. (d15)

The Henry Ford Award: Most PIIs initiated by a Designer or Planneressence Grotton (d87)dustin Goulet (d87)norman williams (d9105)

The Bob Vila Award:Most PIIs implemented by a salaried employeelawrence estabrook jr. (d10)louis levasseur iii (d10)mackenzie Riley (d24)

The Compass Award:Most PIIs implemented by a Front Line Supervisortimothy vear (d10) bruce Calden (d10)blane Fenderson (d10)

The Garmin Award: Most PIIs implemented by a non-manufacturing supervisormichael baxter (d87)Craig wyman (d86) mandie wintle (d0120)

The Big Kahuna Award:PIIs with the largest savingsGary bedard (d19)shannan estes (d9105)Coreen neron (d86)bradford walfield (d24)

The Lean Ninja Awards: Green Belts who made a signifi-cant contribution with their project workHarold Pierce (d10)todd Farrington (d84)nathan Power (d08)

The Beatles Award: Most PIIs implemented by a non-manufacturing departmentd84 master scheduling and Production Control

The A-Team Award:The manufacturing trade that improved the mostd43 welders

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The A-Team Award

Welders

Third quarter Continuous Process Improvement award winners.

Submit your PIIs for your chance to win!

Master Scheduling and Production Control. Accept-ing for the team are: Sr. Principal, Planner, Chris Berlew, and Director Master Planning Mark Young.

The Beatles Award

Welder Don Brann hoists the A-team trophy as Manufacturing CPI Coordinator Shon Martin looks on.

Packaging Supervisor Todd Far-rington.

Front Line Supervisor Harold Pierce.

Lean Ninja Awards

12 DECEMBER 2016

Chris Fisher, a Su-pervisor in mechani-

cal engineering, was in the nation’s capital on Oct. 30 running in the Marine Corps 10k—but his main purpose for being there was to sup-port his wife.

Leigh Fisher was one of 28,000 people running in the signature event, the Marine Corps Marathon—26.2 miles winding through Washington D.C. and Virginia, starting near the Pentagon and ending at the Marine Corps War Memorial.

The Marine Corps Marathon is the largest marathon in the world that does not offer prize money to top finishers. Instead it celebrates every finisher’s “honor, courage and commitment to training.”

Leigh was running to raise money for Fisher House (no relation), which

provides free or low-cost housing to veterans’ families when a loved one is receiving treatment at military medical centers. She raised more than $3,000.

Leigh was the 125th woman to cross the finish line and 9th in her age group.

This was Leigh’s first Marine Corps Marathon but

she had experience with long distance. She first ran a marathon in Jacksonville, Florida, to raise awareness about cancer. She qualified for the Boston Marathon in 2013, the year terrorists targeted the finish line. She finished the race before the attacks took place.

Leigh, who works for a financial services company, ran the Marine Corps Marathon with a friend. Their husbands went along for support and ran the 10k while they were there.

“We figured we ought to get a little exercise,” Chris said.

Chris said he and his wife like the benefits of running.

“We’ve always exercised together just so we can eat what we want,” he said.

Going the distance to support vets

From the Fleet uss Spruance, uss decatur drill with amphibs

Two Bath-built destroyers steam in formation as part of interoperability drills between the Pacific Surface Action Group and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group in the South China Sea.

The drills were being performed on October 13 to enhance the readiness of destroyers to rapidly integrate with an amphibious task force in support of crisis response or disaster relief. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy.

Clockwise from left, the Bath-built USS Spruance (DDG 111), ammunition and cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), Bath-built USS Decatur (DDG 73), amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), fleet oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42).

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snapshot of biw History by andy toppanBIW and the Hyde Windlass Company

The histories of Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Company have long been intertwined.

In the 1880s the Bath Iron Foundry, owned by General Thomas Hyde and located on Water Street in

downtown Bath, was a well-estab-lished builder of deck machinery, such as windlasses, and other shipbuilding hardware, such as anchors. The busi-ness was reorganized as Bath Iron Works in 1884, and in 1888 acquired its first waterfront property, beginning an expansion into shipbuilding.

By 1896 both sides of the business —shipbuilding and machinery—were doing well and General Hyde decided to separate the machinery business, creating Hyde Windlass Company. Al-though now a separate company, Hyde Windlass remained under the same ownership as BIW, with the same se-nior leadership. Hyde constructed a new plant a short distance south of the existing BIW shipyard, on the grounds of the former Morse shipyard.

BIW and Hyde both grew over the next several years. Throughout this era, Hyde supplied machinery, boilers, and other hardware to BIW, many of the

other shipyards in Bath and to yards up and down the coast. As Bath-built sailing ships voyaged to the far corners of the world, Hyde’s products were a familiar sight in distant ports.

Like BIW, Hyde’s fortunes rose and fell with the shipbuilding business. Hyde, under separate ownership, sur-vived the lean years of the 1920s, and by World War II saw significant expan-sion, with employment rising to 1,100 people. BIW re-purchased Hyde Wind-lass in October of 1961. Although the business and its 320 employees were a good fit with BIW, the 12 acres of waterfront property immediately adja-cent to the shipyard must have been at-tractive as well. Hyde initially operated independently of BIW, and the new leadership invested in modernization of Hyde’s operations and attempted to diversify into new product lines.

Despite these efforts, and faced with the overall decline of U.S. shipbuilding, Hyde’s business remained challenging. In 1969, the company’s management closed down the operation en-tirely. Hyde’s name and prod-uct lines were sold to another company and survive today as Hyde Marine, while the facility was incorporated into BIW’s growing shipyard.

Over the years, former Hyde build-ings took on various roles in the ship-yard, and many vanished as the ship-yard evolved. Several buildings were demolished or reduced in size when BIW’s Assembly Building was built and again when the roadway along the Assembly Building was constructed in 1998. More recently, construction of Blast & Paint #4 claimed Hyde’s World War II-era assembly building, long known to shipbuilders as “South Hyde”. Today the Carpenters Shop building is a survivor from the Hyde era, along with Hyde’s former main of-fice building, across Washington Street on the Supervisor of Shipbuilding cam-pus.

With the shipyard history complete, future issues will include histories of noteworthy BIW ships, starting with the famed racing sloop Ranger.

the Hyde Windlass campus in its final state, 1964.

Hardings main shop 1954.An early advertisement for Hyde Windlass

14 DECEMBER 2016

Shannan Estes checks a parts list on a work order package, making

sure every pipe hanger is properly color coded on the detailed plan that will be sent to the mechanic working on auxil-iary machine room No. 1 on Hull 520.

Using consistent, easy to read, color coding is one way Planning is trying to make work packages better for me-chanics.

“It makes the presentation of what they receive clearer and more consis-tent,” said Estes, a Planning Tech.

Making work packages clearer is aimed at making the construction of our ships more efficient and is especial-ly helpful for less experienced mechan-ics, says Todd Farrington, Packaging Supervisor.

Farrington holds up a thick stack of papers, a traditional work package which has 28 pages. In the other hand he holds a single sheet that replaced them.

“This shows exactly what we need to supply to the mechanic to do the job,” said Farrington, who was first hired by BIW as a pipefitter in 1988. “It makes it easier for the mechanic and it will cut costs for Planning.”

As the effort ramps up, mechanics will be given a chance to get familiar with the new packages.

“We’re going to meet with all of pro-duction in groups of 25 or so and go through the packages so they can under-stand exactly what this is supposed to do.”

A mechanic who has built the same section of ship more than a half dozen times may not need the clearer instruc-tions, but they can be essential to some-one building their first or second DDG 51. Each new work package gets checked

by an experienced production worker.“The goal of this effort is to give every

mechanic everything they need in one shot so we can keep them on the deck-plates building ships without interrup-tion,” said Matt Boyle, Trade Planning Manager.

New packages are also being captured in computer databases that are easier to change when problems are identified so they can be fixed on future hulls.

The new packages are showing up first in the Assembly Building with Hull 520 – the future Daniel Inouye (DDG 118). After that, they will start being used in PO2 and Ultra Hall, working their way downstream to Land Level.

“It has been a learning experience for all involved, and we continue to refine the process as these products get used throughout the yard,” Boyle said. “The more feedback we get, the better the next product out of our shop will be.”

Work Packages

GETTING A MAkEOvER

Electrician Corey Stubbs and Front Line Supervisor Mark Whitman scan a traditional work package in the Assembly Building.

“The more feedback we get, the better the next product out of our shop will be.” —Matt Boyle

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biw donates biG:“you aRe amazinG”To say that this year’s United Way

campaign was a success is an un-derstatement. BIW alone surpassed its goal by more than $130,000 to a total of $730,078. United Way of Mid Coast Maine honored BIW with the Campaign Excellence Award at a ceremony held on Nov. 10 at Bowdoin College.

“BIW employees—you are amazing,” said Campaign Chair Rick Bohan of L.L. Bean in presenting the award to the cam-paign team led by Bob Murray, Senior Program Manager, Steve Cornish, Ma-terial Handler, and John Portela, Sand-blaster. “Please tell everyone you work with, from United Way and our commu-nity, that we are thankful, that we are so impressed, and that we are so, so grate-ful!” Bohan said.

The campaign team for BIW, which helped form United Way of Mid Coast Maine 60 years ago, worked hard to get in front of as many employees as possible, and to let them know of the challenge United Way faced with many long-time supporters retiring. By encouraging new-er, younger employees to give, the team

was able to make sure that the important programs United Way supports will be around for the next 60 years.

“This was a tremendously successful campaign due to the generosity and the increased participation of the employees,”

said Cornish. United Way’s mission is “to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.”

Some 20,000 Mid Coast residents were helped last year by United Way and its 37 local partner agencies.

L to r: Tom Blatz, Director of United Way of Mid Coast Maine, Bob Murray, Steve Cornish and John Portela receiving the Campaign Excellence Award.

The newest recruits for the Profes-sional Development Program (PDP)

have been selected – a great group of in-dividuals who have already been working throughout the shipyard for the past four months.

There are 15 people in the class that will graduate in 2018, including three former BIW interns. The program is aimed at de-veloping the next generation of shipyard leaders, people with a comprehensive un-derstanding of the shipbuilding process.

“It’s a great opportunity to see the en-tire shipyard’s capabilities other than the specific area that you may work in,” said Phil Carlson one of the new PDPs. “I’m very excited to learn new stuff.”

The PDP was created in 2014 and is now on its third class. The first class which graduated last July had just five partici-pants.

The PDP is a two year rotational pro-gram in which an Individual Develop-ment Plan is developed that outlines the employee’s professional, technical and personal development goals. The core program rotations range from four to 10

weeks in length reaching all areas of the company, from Program Office to Ships Test & Completion.

Their rotations started in August, so keep a look out for the newest additions to the BIW Family.

new PdP Class REAdY TO ShINE

L to r: Catherine Kelley, Luke Levasseur, Lucas Miller, Josh Hersom, Structural Front Line Supervisor, Allan Deane, Electrical Front Line Supervisor, Chris Whalen, Phillip Carlson, Test & Activation, Elizabeth Young, Brett Milliken, Kaleigh Miller, Gordon Stilwell, Zachary Radcliffe, Jason Gardner and Josh Taylor. Not shown Jawad Azam.

16 DECEMBER 2016

Dept Name Dept Name Dept Name Dept Name

45 Years10 Mank, Richard Loring91 Leclair, Regis Jean

40 Years10 Clukey, Anthony Jay10 Poulin, John Edward40 Marenius, Dennis Edmund87 Douglass, Kirk Russell87 Rioux, Timothy Charles

35 Years27 Wright, Rodney Spencer91 Durand, Charles Francis

30 Years07 Genthner, Ricky Francis07 Lebel, Paul Francis09 Foster Jr, David Ransom10 Galipeau, Jeffrey Albert10 Hamm, Robert Eugene10 Murphy, Dana Scott10 Pease, Michael Alphonse15 Chubbuck, Brian Michael15 Linehan, David Peter17 Chouinard, David John17 Roy, Robert Roland

19 Beauchesne, Donald R19 Brann Jr., Allen Eugene19 Cook, Tracy Russell19 Eldredge, Edward A20 Dearborn, Thomas Paul20 Erickson, Robert Galen24 Soreide, Jimmy Dean27 Bernard, Mark Daniel27 Cook, Lisa Arlene27 McCluskey, Roy Keith32 McGloin, Patrick Leo32 Miclon, Gerard Louis40 Heath, David Edward43 Coburn, Charles Clair43 Holt, Timothy James43 Purington, Jeffrey Scott50 Caron, David Lloyd50 Christiansen, Eric Scott50 Hill, David Matthew50 Hinds, Sean Joseph50 Manson, Clifton Gordon50 Marquis, Francois Aurele50 Nielsen, Walter Robert50 Yergin, Fred Eugene69 Larrabee Jr., Clarence Ervine69 Wellington, Douglas Michael81 Fournier Jr., Donat Leon81 Menard, Robert Joseph

86 Major Jr., Russell Wallace86 Ximiness, Chad Roy87 Adams, Mitchell Roy87 Brown, Donald Alan87 Crocker, Neal John87 Schenberger, Robert James87 Sprague, Dean Michael

25 Years19 LaCroix Jr., Normand Lucien21 Birckbichler, Darren Anthony50 Halm Sr., David Louis86 Oakes III, Fulton Donald

10 Years06 Demers, Brian James13 Desjardins, Mark Gregory40 Snowden, Suzanne Marie86 Fellows, Paul Marley86 Foster, Benjamin Alonzo86 Frost, David Earl86 Gagne, Steven James86 Lahey, Irene C86 Macdonald, Peter Paul86 Merrill, Henry N86 Seamans, Justin Ryan87 Grotton, Essence Renee87 Jordan, Patrick James

87 Sandmaier, Nickolas Joshua

5 Years09 Hood, Randy Wyane10 Barbeau, Penni Lynn10 Martin, Shon Michael15 Rowe, Casey Charles17 Boucher, Ronald Raymond17 Farrell, Bryan Patrick19 Ouellette, Travis Carl20 Milligan, Daniel Robert20 Peaslee, Jake Douglas25 Bizier, Jeremiah John25 Tracy, Robert John27 Morrell, Stephen Lester27 Sewell Jr, Michael Lawrence43 Kenney Jr, William Anton50 Hartwell, Brandon Owen50 Hunt, Christopher Forrest50 Kellett, Michael Dale50 Lewis, Brandon Scott50 Watson, Matthew Del66 Day, Joseph Galn69 Harris, Brandon Allen87 Romano, Joseph Anthony91 Stewart, Stephen Benjamin

October 2016

Ronald G. Belanger (R)Oct. 6, 2016

37 YearsPreservation Tech Double

Craft

James K. Blake Jr. (R)Oct. 10, 2016

28 YearsPipefitter III

John J. Borzoni (R)Oct. 8, 2016

36 YearsPipefitter, Double Craft

Leon R. Burgess (R)Oct. 24, 2016

33 YearsLeadman

Clarence W. Burnham (R)Oct. 30, 2016

43 YearsShipfitter III

Daniel A. Bussiere (A)Nov. 19, 2016

6 YearsShipfitter III

Edward S. Crosby Sr. (R)Oct. 30, 2016

12 YearsLeadman

Richard M. Gammon (A)Oct. 13, 2016

30 yearsPipefitter III

Ronald R. Hicks (R)Sept. 24, 2016

39 YearsDesigner, 1st Class

Norman D. Holbrook Jr. (R)Nov. 5, 2016

26 YearsShipfitter III

John H. O’Connell (R)Nov. 27, 2016

27 YearsElectrician III

Carroll F. Schroeder Jr. (R)June 27, 2016

37 YearsOutside Machinist III

John R. St. Pierre (R)Sept. 13, 2016

44 YearsMaintenance Mechanic

Single Craft

Granville H. Thompson (R)Oct. 3, 2016

43 YearsMaintenance Pipefitter

Single Craft

John H. Walker (R)Aug. 3, 2016

27 YearsElectrician III

John E. Wardwell (R)Oct. 12, 2016

24 YearsPipefitter III

DECEMBER 2016 17

01-20 Kathryn E. McLean 45 Years, 2 Months Analyst II, Finance

05-00 Stephen E. Gross 42 Years, 7 Months Analyst II, Estimating

10-00 Charles A. Barnes Jr. 36 Years Front Line Supervisor

10-00 Henry D. Peavey 40 Years, 1 Month Front Line Supervisor

15-00 Kent P. Bryant 28 Years, 11 Months Pipefitter III

26-02 Lawrence M. Call Jr. 37 Years, 5 Months Fire Inspector Specialist

32-00 Paul M. Turgeon 42 Years, 9 Months Yard Rigger III

50-00 Raymond M. Picard 42 Years, 5 Months Shipfitter III

52-10 Kathleen G. Nadeau 27 Years, 7 Months Administrative Assistant

82-00 Barbara J. Bryant 9 Years, 8 Months Technician II, Engineering

84-00 Frederick H. Dute 28 Years Sr. Planner

84-00 Michael R. Williams 40 Years, 8 Months Sr. Planner

86-00 Randall A. Griggs 34 Years, 8 Months Principle Technician, Engineering

87-00 Paul B. Cournoyer 28 Years, 4 Months Project Manager, Principal

87-00 Cheryl A. Farnham 32 Years, 4 Months Designer, 1st Class

87-00 Timothy R. Gingrow 28 Years, 7 Months Designer, 1st Class

87-00 Mary A. Cunningham 35 Years, 8 Months Designer, 1st Class

October 2016

Bamford, Brady Nicholas 4300 Brewer, Ethan David 4300 Cupelli, Lana Marie 2601 Emery, Shane Cody 4300 Gawle, Cody Joseph 8700 Harris, Ronald Vincent 4300 Haverlock, Fernald James 4300 Hester, Andrew Charles 8600

Johnson, Peter Redwing* 0700 Leaf, Cody Nelson 8600 Lopez, Miguel Angel 4300 Martz, Charles Edward* 1000 Osmond, Joseph William 4300 Sprague, Cori Joshua Michael* 1900 Stewart, Andrew James 1000 Thorne, Troy Daniel 1000

Tingley, Alicia Ann 2601Turmenne, Evan Silas 8600 Warren III, John Francis 8600 Waters, Thomas Frederick 8700 Wehry, Zachery Michael 4300

* Returning employee

Name Dept Name Dept Name Dept

The following employees recently joined BIW. Please welcome them.

October 2016

Tugs from Portland Tugboat position Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) as it prepares to depart for Builder’s Trials Nov. 14.

18 DECEMBER 2016

shipyard workers stock Food Pantries

The Maine Health Management Coalition presented Bath Iron Works

with the organization’s first Collaboration Award, singling out the shipyard’s Fit for Life program for working with community partners to improve employee health.

BIW partners with area health systems like Mid Coast and St. Mary’s hospitals, Maine General, Martin’s Point, and Central Maine Healthcare to help employees and their spouses stay healthy.

“In order to be successful at improving the health of our families and the value of healthcare services we receive, BIW feels employers must work hand in hand with local healthcare providers and systems,” said Michelle Probert, Manager, Integrated Health Services.

“This award provides affirmation of the important work that BIW and our Fit for Life team carries out on a daily basis to improve the health of our families both inside BIW’s gates and in the community at large,” she said.

The core components of Fit for Life are health screenings and coaching for employees and spouses. The effort also includes the Diabetes Prevention Program.

The program has shown results: the number of employees participating has doubled since 2013 and spouse participation is 10 times higher than it was then. Employees who participate in the coaching are more likely to lose weight and quit smoking.

Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program nationally reduce their risk of developing diabetes by almost 60 percent, and BIW’s participants have some of the best weight loss results in the country for the program, when compared to data from

the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.BIW’s work to promote healthy

communities also drew attention in a recent edition of Forbes Magazine, along with efforts by GE, IBM and LL Bean.

Michelle Probert, left, accepts the award from JudiannFerretti Smith, of the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership.

Fit for life Praised for Collaboration

The eighth annual Feed the Hungry collection took place last month. This

fundraiser collects food or cash donations from BIW/CSC employees that are then donated to five area food banks.

A total of $7,300 and 100 cubic feet of food was collected from both BIW and CSC employees in the span of 2.5 hours. Each food bank received a half a truckload of food and $1,460. Over the past eight years, BIW employees have been a lifeline to the food banks by continuing to help support them each year.

“The food banks were overwhelmed and extremely thankful for our donations,” said Bob Murray, Senior Program Manager and organizer of this year’s event. “Thank you to all the volunteers and for everyone’s generosity.”

The purchasing power at the food banks is $12.50 to the dollar, really making it a bang for your buck when you donate. Overall the donations from BIW and CSC provided up to $91,250 of purchasing power to the five area food banks in Maine.

Employees donating food to help support local food banks.

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By Vince Dickinson

Learning about safety is part of the job.

SafetyHuB

saFety CHatteRsafety words and abbreviations heard in the shipyard:

Poo: Point of operationsrelates to the guards installed on machines and the proximity of a worker to a point on the machine where the hazard and potential for serious injury exists.

The people at EBMF are leading the way this year in Lost Time rate im-

provement. The team reduced its lost time rate by

87 percent from what it was in 2015, and went the first nine months of 2016 with-out a lost time injury.

We asked the EBMF team to shed some light on how they were able to achieve such an improve-ment.

For EBMF, the recipe includes a great deal of focus on the Safety Road-map, said Machinist Joe Bluteau. It also involves good communication on safety aware-ness at each morning muster and a clean building with clean workstations. They also put special emphasis on the hazards encountered by everyone on a daily basis and encourage teamwork between me-chanics and supervisors to keep everyone safe.

“We are doing a good job of taking care of safety issues immediately,” said Chris Knight, Area Supervisor, in ex-

plaining what they are doing differently from years past, “When there is an issue identified, we stop and take care of it.”

Knight’s words were echoed by Greg Seeley, EBMF Building Manager: “We are stopping to recognize and correct

‘good catches’ and then making sure they are logged and discussed at shift turnovers and mus-ters.”

Machinist Andy Verge said “working to-gether, regular safety au-dits, better communica-tion and higher mechanic participation are all attri-

butes of our success.”At EBMF, the significant rate im-

provement has taken a lot of effort from the entire team. By focusing on the Safety Roadmap, taking housekeeping to the next level, stressing the importance of communication and making safety the priority, they have nearly eliminated Lost Time-type injuries.

Verge summed it up best: “The com-mon goal is to keep everyone safe.”

L to r: Greg Seeley, Andy Verge, Joe Bluteau and Christ Knight.

“We are doing a good job of taking care of safety issues

immediately.”

ebmF slashes lost time injury Rate

700 Washington StreetBath, ME 04530

L to r: Colby Whynot, Outside Machinist and Angie Raymond, Insulator.

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